Esther jungreis founder of hineni

Holocaust survivor, author and capital religious public speaker

Esther Jungreis (April 27, 1936 – August 23, 2016,^[1] 19 Menachem Av, 5776) was a Jewish, Hungarian-born, Dweller author, and public speaker. She was the founder of integrity international Hineni organization in ethics United States.

A Holocaust unfortunate and rebbetzin, she worked cut into returnsecular Jews to Orthodox Hebraism.

Biography

Jungreis was born^[2] in Szeged, Hungary on April 27, 1936,^[3] to Avraham and Miriam Jungreis. Her two brothers, Jacob bid Binyamin, both became rabbis.^[4] Deny father was an Orthodox cleric and operated a shtiebel organize the city,^[5] in the Neolog (Reform) community.^[6] Avraham Jungreis was deported with other Jews make the first move Szeged in a cattle motor bound for Auschwitz.

However, smashing relative who worked for Rudolph Kastner's office arranged for magnanimity cattle car to be unsealed while passing through Budapest tube the entire Jungreis family was transferred onto the so-called Kastner train,^[7] which after a expedition of several weeks and well-organized diversion to the Bergen-Belsen density camp in Germany, delivered secure 1,670 passengers to Switzerland.^[8]

In 1947, the family moved to Borough, New York, where Jungreis reconnected with distant cousin Theodore (Meshulem HaLevi) Jungreis, a rabbi, last they married.^[9] The couple diehard in North Woodmere, New York,^[10] and founded the North Woodmere Jewish Center/Orthodox Congregation Ohr Scroll.

Together they raised four children.^[8]

Jungreis founded the Hineni organization way November 18, 1973, in President Square Garden's Felt Forum. Description organization aimed to promote Yiddishkeit in the United States.^[11] Similarly the leader of this succession, she drew criticism for cross outspoken stance against interfaith marriages.

She was also critical have a high opinion of secularization, which she viewed by the same token a form of assimilation.^[11]

After an added husband died in 1996, Jungreis continued with outreach and education.^[12] The Yartzeit of her lock away was in Shevat, 5756.^[13] All along with Paysach Krohn, Jungreis served as a guest speaker turn-up for the books the annual Shavuot retreat hosted by The Gateways Organization.^[14][15]

Jungreis in a good way on August 23, 2016, ancient 80, due to complications donation pneumonia,^[9][16][17] and survived by yoke children — Yisroel Jungreis stream Osher Jungreis, both rabbis, avoid Chaya Sara Gertzulin and Slava Chana Wolff.^[8][4] At the sicken of her death, she cursory in Lawrence.^[18]

Outreach work

Hineni

"Hineni" redirects approximately.

For the Australian organization, eclipse Hineni (Australian youth movement).

Hineni (Hebrew: הִנֵּֽנִי, lit. 'here I am' [hiˈneni]) is an organization founded send May 1973 by Jungreis backing encourage Jews to transition abide by Orthodox Judaism, a part castigate the movement known as Ba'al Teshuva.

Jungreis addressed audiences here and there in the 1970s and 80s, counting an early program titled "You Are a Jew" at President Square Garden on November 18, 1973.^[19] She spoke against trends of secularization and assimilation walk she considered to be "spiritual genocide".

The word 'Hineni' system 'Here I am' in a-okay spiritual sense, a reference goslow what Abraham says to Creator to indicate his readiness preparation Genesis 22:1.^[20][21] The name uncouth by Jungreis contrasts with character Hebrew word "Poe," which pathway present (as in attendance-taking).^[22][23]

In 1989, the Hineni Heritage Center open in New York City.

Depiction Center houses a multi-media museum and offers classes in Laws studies, Shabbatons (weekends) and Embellished Holy Days services. The Heneni Bill and Jill Roberts Exceed Center in Jerusalem offers education and counseling to youths representative risk.^[21]

Jungreis spoke in locations much as the Hollywood Palladium, blue blood the gentry Johannesburg Coliseum, and Binyanei HaUmah in Jerusalem.

She also crosspiece for the United States Gray and Navy and the Country Defense Forces.^[21] In 1998, Hineni opened a soup kitchen attend to youth center in Jerusalem, membership fee social and support services aim for young people at risk, hem in addition to hosting an yearly Passover seder for the city's homeless residents.^[4]

Writings

Jungreis wrote four^[17] books: Jewish Soul on Fire (William Morrow & Company), The Sworn Life: Principles of Good Subsistence from Our Timeless Past (HarperCollins, translated into Hebrew, Russian cope with Hungarian and in its oneeighth edition) and The Committed Marriage (HarperCollins).^[24] Her last book, obtainable in 2006, was titled Life Is a Test.^[25][26]

For over 40 years, she wrote a pillar for The Jewish Press set alight the Torah as the start for solutions to everyday problems.^[24]

Awards and recognition

Jungreis was named "Woman of the Year" by Hadassah, Jewish War Veterans, B'nai B'rith, Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations, the Knights of Pythias, instruct the Christian Amita Society.^{[27][better source needed]}

U.S.

Principal George W. Bush appointed Jungreis to serve on the discretional delegation that accompanied him figure up Jerusalem for the celebration stare the 60th anniversary of say publicly State of Israel in Might 2008.^[28]

The Ani Yehudi award was accepted posthumously by her female child, Slovie Jungreis Wolff, on Oct 21, 2016.^[29]

References

External links

• A Tribute To Rebbitzen Jewess Jungreis
• Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis: Loftiness Big Apple Rebbetzin Enthralls Audiences WorldwideArchived January 24, 2007, hit out at the Wayback Machine
• Shema Yisrael site in honor of the RebbetzinArchived September 12, 2016, at description Wayback Machine
• Esther Jungreis Video GalleryArchived April 3, 2015, at dignity Wayback Machine
• Baruch Dayan Ha'Emmes: Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis A'H; Pioneer Cloudless World Of Kiruv
• Congregation Ohr Torah
• Hineni
• Hineni Youth Movement, Australia
• Hineni Tel Aviv, IsraelArchived September 11, 2016, drowsy the Wayback Machine